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Smithfield, New South Wales

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SmithfieldSydney,New South Wales

Smithfield Museum

Population: 10,950 (1996)

Established: 1836

Postcode: 2164

Property Value: AUD$313,200 (2009)

Location: 29 km (18 mi) west ofSydney CBD

LGA: City of FairfieldCity of Holroyd

State District: Smithfield

Federal Division: Prospect

Suburbs around Smithfield:

Greystanes GreystanesMerrylands

West

Wetherill Park Smithfield Woodpark

Fairfield WestFairfieldHeights

Guildford West

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Smithfield Gallery

Smithfield is a suburb ofSydney, in the state ofNew South Wales, Australia.Smithfield is located 29 kilometres west of theSydney central business districtin the

local government areasof the City of Fairfield and the City of Holroyd.

Contents

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1 History 2 Places of worship 3 Population

o 3.1 Demographics

o 3.2 Notable Residents 4 References

5 External links

[edit] History

Smithfield was originally known as Chilsholm's Bush. In 1867, Smithfield was asemi-rural settlement populated by vine growers, gardeners, wood timber cutters,orchards and tanneries. Early settlers were attracted to Smithfield by its good soil,

dependable water supply and easy access to the Colony's established towns. Some ofthe best farming land was in the district to the West and South West of the Smithfieldarea.

In 1803, homeless children were becoming a problem after convicts turned theirchildren out into the streets. As a consequence, GovernorPhilip Gidley King, putaside a large area of 12,300 acres (50 km2) for a Male Orphan School. By 1836, someof this land was offered for sale by the colonial government of the time. John RyanBrenan (1798-1868), an attorney who was appointed Police Magistrate in 1836,

bought 1,650 acres (7 km2) here. Brenan planned to make money with a meat marketand a cattle saleyard. He subdivided the estate and named it Smithfield after the meat

markets of London and Dublin. Saleyards opened in 1841 but the project to establisha village around the yards failed. Despite this, Smithfield did become a thriving

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commercial centre and remains a significant employment centre in south-westernSydney as part of the Wetherill Park/Yennora industrial block.

Smithfield still has the street patterns Brenan planned and the street names he chose.In the subdivision, Brenan offered an extra adjoining allotment to any buyer who built

a cottage with a brick chimney and enclosed the property with a fence. The publicschool opened in 1850 and by 1880s Smithfield was well provided with churches,many of which still remain today as important relics of Smithfield's rich localheritage. [1]

[edit] Places of worship

St James Anglican church is on the corner of The Horsley Drive and Justin Street. StBenedicts Catholic Church is in Justin Street. Smithfield Uniting Church is on TheHorsley Drive.

A mosque (Masjid) was established by Bosnian migrants in the late 1970s by theBosnian Brothers Islamic Religious Community NSW. It was later renamed the Gazi-Husrev-beg Mosque, in memory of the founder of the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina, although today commonly known as Smithfield Mosque. [2]

[edit] Population

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsCensusof Population, therewere 10,950 persons usually resident in Smithfield, of which the large majority wereover the age of 15 (78.7%), Australian born (53.5%) and Australian citizens (85.6%).[3] Interestingly, at the census date Smithfield had a rather low unemployment rate of0.1%. The largest age groups in the suburb in 1996 comprised persons aged 25-34(16.1%), 35-44 (16.1%), followed by those aged 45-54. Persons aged over 65comprised 10.0% of the total population. The majority of families in the area weretwo parent families (54.3%) with single parent families comprising 16.3% of totalfamilies.

Approximately 40% of the population was born overseas, with the top countries of

birth being Iraq 4.8%, Vietnam 4.6% and Italy 4.5%. The largest proportions ofhouseholds were one family households (77.3%) and lone person householdscomprised 17.1%. Detached housing dominates the area, comprising 87.9% of totaloccupied private dwellings. The majority of dwellings are fully owned (47.5%).26.6% of dwellings are rented, of these 17.6% are in private rental and 8.6% in publicrental.

The largest proportion of the population earned between $1-$199 per week (33.9%) in1996. The largest group in the area were trades persons and related workers (18.7%).3.7% were managers and administrators and 8.0% were professionals.

[edit] Notable Residents

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Smithfield was the childhood home offootballerHarry Kewell and performancecoach Jimmy Petruzziello also known as Jimmy Petruzzi. [4][5]

[edit] References

1. ^ Smithfield - Post Code: 2164, Fairfield City Council [Online], Fairfield CityCouncil

2. ^ http://maps.google.com.au/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=30+Bourke+St,+Smithfield+New+South+Wales+2164&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=au&ei=aDFcSsSmPJPEsQP8upykCg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1 30 Bourke St, Smithfield New South Wales 2164

3. ^ http://id.com.au/dosydney/Default.aspx?pg=1&gid=55204. ^ http://www.buryfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10422~732562,00.html5. ^ http://fairfield.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/general/player-returns-to-

the-old-school/734289.aspx

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